Surprising ways to reduce muscle pain

When the weather is good, many people feel more and more drawn to playing games, walking, biking and exercising outdoors. Those can all be healthy ways to have a good time but if done only occasionally, one could end up feeling stiff and sore the next day. Fortunately, fun can be enjoyed without paying the penalty if these seven suggestions from experts are heeded.

Create a routine. Orthopedic hip surgeon and sports medicine expert Derek Ochiai said, “The key is to build at least mild fitness routines into a regimen at least two to three times a week to maintain general fitness so that you can do the fun stuff on the weekends.”